School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training.
Summary
Requires any school bus operator applicant who does not possess a commercial driver's license to receive (i) a minimum of 24 hours of classroom training and (ii) six hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers and requires any school bus operator applicant who possesses a commercial driver's license to receive (a) a minimum of four hours of classroom training and (b) three hours of behind-the-wheel training on a school bus that contains no pupil passengers. Current law leaves the setting of such hourly requirements to the Department of Education. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2018
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 5, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB557H1
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107054D-H1
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (97-1)
house of delegates
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB557S1
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18105297D-S1
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101767D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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